The recent confrontation between the radical deputy Facundo Manes and the presidential advisor Santiago Caputo During the opening of ordinary sessions in Congress, it has generated a wave of backups towards Manes from various political sectors. The incident occurred when Manes exhibited a copy of the National Constitution as a sign of protest during the president’s speech Javier Mileiwhich resulted in an altercation with a cap in the halls of the enclosure.
From the Radical Civic Union (UCR), Rodrigo de Loredopresident of the radical block, described the fact as a “outrage” and stressed that “it cannot be responsible.” For its part, the senator Martín LousteauPresident of the Party, he highlighted: “In one of the most serious events since Congress returned to operate in 1983, an opposition deputy was beaten by official advisors. We now understand why they did not want journalists nearby. My solidarity with @Manesf and, more than ever, I reiterate the need to defend our democracy of President Milei’s attacks.”
“A new tragicomic show of a scammer and desertor president who despises the constitution, democracy and the country that governs. I repudiate the aggression suffered by deputy @Manesf by hate engineers,” wrote the Buenos Aires governor Axel Kicillof.
Along the same lines, the vice governor Verónica Magario He said that Facundo Manes “was the victim of an unacceptable aggression by the president and his collaborators.” In turn, Andrés “Cuervo” Larroque He said: “Solidarity with Deputy @Manesf before the threats he suffered from the National Government in a new embarrassing show.”
“I express my solidarity and my deepest respect to Dr. Facundo Manes. I had never seen an institutional act before developing so aggressively, abuse, disrespect and sarcasm. A pity. It is not the climate we need Argentines to solve the problems that affect our country. Who governs must have balance and should not further deepen the crack,” the former governor agreed Juan Schiaretti.
Myriam Bregmanfrom the Left Front, repudiated the aggression and emphasized the need to maintain respect in democratic institutions: “The impunity with which Caputo is handled leads him to commit this dadly in front of everyone.” Germán Martínez, head of the Union Block for the Homeland, accompanied Manes during the complaint and highlighted the seriousness of the incident.
“I sympathize with @Manesf for the threat of Santiago Caputo. On February 15, he also threatened me on Twitter and I already filed the corresponding complaint in Comodoro Py. This is the modus operandi of this government with which we think! And we act !!! different”, tweeted the deputy K Julia Strada.
The governor of La Rioja, Ricardo Quintelahe also expressed his solidarity with Manes, highlighting the importance of preserving democratic dialogue and coexistence. “The grievance can never replace the debate. What we saw in Congress is not only an attack on Facundo Manes, but a blow to the values that should govern our democracy: respect, plurality and collective construction. There is no respect for institutions or people. Once again, these attitudes of Milei and their circle demonstrate that they are not interested in the Argentine people or the nation,” he wrote.
Nicolás Massotleader of the Federal Republican Meeting, expressed concern about the climate of confrontation and supported the radical deputy: “I repudiate the bravuces of the advisor without a signature and I sympathize with @Manesf. Democracy raises mechanisms to settle the political differences that are far from the practices that we observe tonight in the corridors of Congress. The aggression and intimidation to those who think are different.
For its part, Graciela Ocaña He concluded: “@Manesf is right: if a deputy is assaulted in Congress, what can an independent journalist expect or any person who questions the government? Democracy is coexistence, even with those who think differently. My solidarity with Manes and my repudiation of violence and thugs of @Jmilei”.
This episode evidenced an unprecedented convergence of support towards Manes, transcending the usual party divisions and highlighting the importance of protecting respect and integrity in the political sphere.
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